Episode 45: Chris and Jerry plumb the capacious depths of wisdom, warmth, and insight that are Doreen Cumberford (of the Nomadic Diaries Podcast). Doreen's so accomodating, she interviewed us on our own podcast! We also get a sneak peek at what's brewing in her forthcoming new book! Check out Doreen's marvelous podcast: Nomadic DiariesOr find … Continue reading Life Lessons with Doreen Cumberford
Maybe it’s time to update the way we think about culture. For much of what we know of history, we’ve seen culture (or at least our capacity to hold culture) as a zero-sum game: a limited resource container in which for there to be more of one culture there has to be less of another … Continue reading Moving Beyond Tolerance
Episode 44: Goodbyes are hard... but so very necessary! Chris & Jerry delve into how not just to say – but DO goodbyes well, weaving through friendship rankings, issues that take flight, and stock market crashes along the way. Music Credit: "There It Is" and "Deuces" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution … Continue reading Okay, Bye!
Episode 43: The wise, insightful, and generous college admissions expert, Kristi Steele of kc360.co joins Chris & Jerry to share tips, timelines, secrets, and strategies for TCKs, non-TCKs, and their families, navigating everything from essays and finances to major selection and common pitfalls on the way to reaching the finish line of academic goodness. Here … Continue reading College Admission Olympics!
Episode 42: The astoundingly insightful Dr Rachel Cason, author of Incredible Lives and the Courage to Live Them joins Chris & Jerry to unpack the weather, whether anyone is really monocultural, the other side of stories and so much more. Visit Rachel's website (https://www.explorelifestory.com) for more information about her work, check out her blog & … Continue reading Our Therapist Has Arrived!
Episode 41: Chris & Jerry are joined by the incredibly charming Antonia Loncar, a communications expert well-versed in the world of cross-cultural understanding. Together, they'll explore how communications have progressed in a rapidly changing world, look into the connection between story-telling and communicating policy, and infuse the importance of food in cross-cultural understanding with an … Continue reading The Comms Expert… and Dentistry
Episode 40: The legendary Michael Pollock joins us for our 40th episode! Listen in as Michael reflects on the ITCK Conference and shares his thoughts on everything from epigenetics and three-legged stools to the future of TCKs and emerging understanding of Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). To get in touch with Michael and inquire about coaching, … Continue reading Deepoloonylooza!
Episode 39: In their first VIDEO podcast episode, Chris and Jerry take on the complexities of time by postponing expectations, delving into how pain affects our perception of time, and rafting (even anti-rafting) across the waves of moments that make up experience. Check out our sponsor, KC360 (www.kc360.co). KC360 is your one-stop source for insights, … Continue reading Perspectives on Time
Episode 38: One of the main points of a holiday is that it’s consistent: it’s an expected and predictable point on the calendar emphasized by traditions and the making of memories. So what happens when you throw transience, geographic separation, and / or multiple cultures into the mix? Well, Jerry and Chris are here to … Continue reading Return to The Holidays
Travel summer Concept With Earth Map Ball on sand Across cultures, humans often share many intersecting, widespread goals: ending poverty, protecting the planet, and world peace. Perhaps unsurprisingly, another common goal is weight loss. A study on global weight loss attempts notes that 45% of people around the world say they are currently trying to lose weight. About … Continue reading From Curry to Cardio: An International Weight Loss Adventure
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